Star Wars creator George Lucas presented the annual MPSE Career Achievement Award to Randy Thom, director of sound design at Skywalker Sound. The evening also featured a special tribute to sound pioneer Ray Dolby, introduced by MPSE Career Achievement winner Walter Murch.

MPSE president Frank Morrone gave the opening address. Supervising sound editor Glenn T. Morgan and casting director Jeremy Gordon presented the Verna Fields Award for Sound Editing in Student Films and the Ethel Crutcher Scholarship Award to students from England’s National Film and Television School. Other presenters included sound artists Mark Lanza, Joanie Diener, Kim Jimenez, Tom McCarthy and Erik Aadahl, as well as actors Navid Negahban, Julia Parker, Dayo Okeniyi and Callan McAuliffe, and producer/director Jon Chu.

The following is a complete list of winners:

CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Randy Thom

TV/FEATURE ANIMATION & DOCUMENTARY

BEST SOUND & MUSIC EDITING: TELEVISION ANIMATION

FAIRLY ODD PARENTS “DUMBBELL CURVE” (NICKELODEON )

Directed by: Randy Myers, Michelle Bryan

Produced by: Butch Hartman, George Goodchild

Nominees:

Supervising Sound Editor: Heather Olsen, MPSE

Sound Designer: Heather Olsen, MPSE

Supervising Foley Editor: Roy Braverman

Supervising Dialogue Editor: Robbi Smith, MPSE

Foley Artist: John Lampinen

BEST SOUND & MUSIC EDITING: TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY SHORT FORM

NORTH AMERICA: NO PLACE TO HIDE (DISCOVERY CHANNEL)

Produced by: Keith Scholey, Christine Weber

Nominees:

Supervising Sound Editors: Kate Hopkins, Tim Owens

Sound Effects Editor: Stephen Griffiths

Assistant Dialogue Editor: Owen Peters

Music Editor: Michael Baber

BEST SOUND & MUSIC EDITING: TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY LONG FORM

DEADLIEST CATCH: THE FINAL BATTLE: THE FINAL BATTLE (DISCOVERY)

Directed by: Jared Cook

Produced by: John Gray

Nominees:

Supervising Sound Editor: Bob Bronow, CAS

Sound Designer: Bob Bronow, CAS

Sound Effects Editors: Kevin Skaggs, Selina Zakaria

Dialogue/ADR Editor: Jason Tuttle

Dialogue Editors: Kevin Skaggs, Edward Rodriguez

Music Editor: Doug Kern

BEST SOUND & MUSIC EDITING: SOUND EFFECTS, FOLEY, DIALOGUE & ADR IN AN ANIMATION FEATURE FILM